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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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